Example sentences of "is [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 31 | In this search for a new spiritual awareness , they — like us — were finding new possibilities to achieve a revived sense of what it is to be truly human in the transformational experience . |
| 32 | Your eventual goal is to be able to work very hard for a full three minutes , followed after a one-minute active break by a second three-minute workout . |
| 33 | Perhaps the first step towards achieving this balance of ability is to be able to use both left and right sides with equal effectiveness . |
| 34 | The physical mark of this is to be seen in the indentation between the upper lip and the nose . |
| 35 | Praised be the Lord who is to be praised for ever and ever . |
| 36 | Scobie appears to borrow the connection from an article by Sandra Djwa — ‘ Leonard Cohen : Black Romantic ’ which first appeared in 1967 , where it is more skilfully and roundly argued : ‘ Cohen 's dominant theme ( is ) , ’ she says , ‘ the relationship between experience and art , and more specifically the suggestion that the value of experience is to be found in the art of ‘ beauty ’ distilled from it … ’ |
| 37 | The disturbing thought that motivates both theories is that , if the world is to be intelligible , it must be mind-like , in the sense that generality — the feature of thought , concepts and meanings — must in some way , run through the world itself . |
| 38 | But if a statement such as ‘ John is tall ’ is to be true , then the predicate ‘ is tall ’ must latch on to the world , just as ‘ John ’ does . |
| 39 | It is the content specifically of sense-perception that must be taken non-reductively , if the contrast required by our concept of disposition is to be maintained . |
| 40 | If , as I have argued , thought and consciousness irreducibly escape the net of physicalist interpretation , and if , as I have suggested , the external world must possess the mind-like property of generality if it is to be conceivable , then we can see that Socrates ' assertion in the Phaedo , that the world must be explained by reference to mind , was essentially correct . |
| 41 | Berkeley 's attack on abstract ideas is to be found in the introduction to his Principles of Human Knowledge , of which there are many editions . |
| 42 | One of its earliest expressions is to be found in Thomas Hobbes 's Leviathan , published in 1651 : |
| 43 | The Federation Cup by NEC , which is to be played in Nottingham , England , from July 21 to 28 , has attracted entries from 56 countries , while the NEC World Youth Cup will be contested by 32 national teams at the new Olympic Stadium in Barcelona in September . |
| 44 | If the instrument is to be resonant the apparently solid finger board needs to be hollowed out from underneath , leaving about 6mm of wood top and sides and openings cut through the soundboard ( face ) to link this space to the interior of the instrument . |
| 45 | If the body is to be cremated , two doctors must sign a certificate — but the first doctor will instruct the second doctor who can see the body in the chapel of rest or at the mortuary . |
| 46 | When someone dies at home and the person is to be buried , the funeral director can be called to take the body to a chapel of rest as soon as a doctor has certified the death . |
| 47 | An alternative is to be buried in a cemetery . |
| 48 | If an attempt is to be made it would be wise to approach those organisations with whom the dead person , or their spouse , had some link , eg. Royal British Legion , 48 Pall Mall , London , SW1Y 5JY , Tel. 071–930 8131 ; or the Soldiers , Sailors and Airmens Families Association , 19 Queen Elizabeth Street , London , SE1 2LP , Tel. 071–403 8783/071–962 9696 if they were in the services . |
| 49 | There is to be a period of consultation lasting until the middle of June 1991 when individuals and organisations can put forward their views . |
| 50 | ‘ It is the view of the Department that Section 42 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 , which is to be implemented in April 1993 , will require authorities to make some direct provision for residential care under Section 21 of the 1948 Act ’ ( paragraph 5 ) . |
| 51 | The ADC felt that this was ironic , given that a property has to be close to amenities if it is to be excluded from the Right to Buy ; |
| 52 | Evidence that David Kirby was keen to show that L&SE was no longer a region-based organisation is to be found in the launch of Awayday , entitling an adult , if accompanied by at least one child , to purchase up to four additional tickets for adults or children at a flat fare of £1 each for use anywhere within the sector area . |
| 53 | Dance movement in every form and style must be correctly parsed and expressed if it is to be clearly understood whether its message is simple , subtle , bold , comic or tragic . |
| 54 | That is , the choreographer must understand from which part of the body impetus is to be given so that the step achieves its full purpose at the proper moment — usually in some gesture and its musical emphasis . |
| 55 | Although this is of considerable importance , particularly if the ballet is to be presented in a large theatre , too much concentration on certain of the dimensions ( height , depth or breadth ) may deprive some members of the audience of much of the pattern . |
| 56 | This definition is to be construed as the way in which the choreographer designs the layout of the ballet . |
| 57 | Yet even mimed dance and danced mime need to be carefully structured if the story is to be told in all its aspects . |
| 58 | This acceptance of the usual forms of court etiquette was first developed in a particular social environment , and it is important to comply with it if a proper atmosphere is to be established for the action which is to take place . |
| 59 | Any untoward or awkward transition is immediately noticeable because it destroys the calm dignity that the human body needs if it is to be shown at its best . |
| 60 | A brilliant example of variations on a hornpipe theme is to be found in Cranko 's Pineapple Poll , which has very strong , even coarse elements when danced by the sailors before it is slightly refined by the gallant Captain Belaye . |